Dr Michael Porter DVMOct 24, 20193 minMaking Your Horse's Coat ShineFrom balanced feedings to grooming to de-worming to vinegar, we have a few tricks up our sleeves to make your horse's coat shines bright.
Dr Michael Porter DVMOct 24, 20193 minSigns of Hock Problems in Your HorseWith hock problems ailing all breeds, it's important to keep an eye for signs. Here are a few common signs of hock problems in horses.
Dr Michael Porter DVMSep 17, 20192 minPreventing Colic in HorsesColic. It's one word that strikes fear in most horse owners — and for good reason!
Dr Michael Porter DVMAug 8, 20192 minPylorus ulceration in a horse. The endoscopic images in the following figures are of a horse's pyloris. This is the portion of the stomach that creates a valve and...
Dr Michael Porter DVMJul 24, 20192 minLeft and right laryngeal hemiplegia in a horse. The endoscopic images below are from two different horses with similar clinical complaints yet slightly different physical problems. The...
Dr Michael Porter DVMJun 3, 20191 minGuttural pouch infection in a horse.A yearling quarter horse presented for a 30 day history of unilateral nasal discharge. The colt was not febrile, ate with a good appetite...
Dr Michael Porter DVMMay 1, 20191 minCoffin bone fracture in a horse.The radiographic images below are from a horse that presented for a 2 week history of non-weight bearing lameness in a forelimb. The...
Dr Michael Porter DVMApr 19, 20192 minIleal hypertrophy in a horse.A 10 year old Paso fino mare presented for recurrent colic for several months duration. The mare had a long history of being a "hard...
Dr Michael Porter DVMFeb 20, 20192 minSarcoid in a horse.A middle-aged gelding presented to PHD Veterinary services for the removal of a large tumor from the base of the right ear (Figures 1 and...
Dr Michael Porter DVMJan 8, 20192 minKeratoma in a horse!A 10 year-old gelding presented to PHD veterinary services for a history of recurrent abscesses in the left front foot. Over a period of...
Dr Michael Porter DVMNov 2, 20182 minFractured Scapula in a HorseA 5 year-old miniature horse presented to PHD Veterinary services for the complaint of forelimb lameness. The mini had been charged and...
Dr Michael Porter DVMOct 25, 20182 minFungal Plaque in a HorseA 7 year-old gelding presented to PHD veterinary services for the complaint of mild epistaxis (bloody nasal discharge). Endoscopic exam...
Dr Michael Porter DVMSep 7, 20182 minSevere Navicular Disease in a HorseA 10 year-old thoroughbred gelding presented to PHD veterinary services for the complaint of intermittent forelimb lameness. The gelding...
Dr Michael Porter DVMAug 27, 20182 minSubcutaneous Pythiosis in a Horse .A 10 year-old warmblood gelding presented to PHD veterinary services for the complaint of a swollen left front fetlock that was...
Dr Michael Porter DVMJun 28, 20181 minChronic Arytenoid Chondritis in a HorseAged horse presented with chronic cough and exercise intolerance.